Dozens Injured in Protests Over Environmental Effects of Proposed Plant

SHANGHAI—Violent clashes between police and villagers left dozens injured during demonstrations in eastern China against construction of a waste incinerator, the latest example of public readiness to fight government plans viewed as polluting.

Several people were bloodied and arrested on the outskirts of Hangzhou over the weekend in protests that resulted in dozens of overturned and burned cars, according to official media and unofficial reports circulating on social media and press accounts that included numerous photos...